Hilary Knight scored a late game-tying goal before Keller's heroics helped USA capture a third Olympic gold in women's hockey
MILAN (AP) — On a night of American comebacks at the Milan Cortina Games, Alysa Liu delivered the U.S. its first women’s figure skating Olympic gold medal in 24 years. The 20-year-old Liu performed a near-flawless free skate Thursday to upstage Japanese rivals Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai.
Women’s ice hockey joined the Olympic program in Nagano 1998 and immediately delivered a rivalry that would come to define the tournament. From that first final onward, the gold medal game has been dominated by the United States and Canada,
Megan Keller deked a defender and slid in a game-winning goal in overtime to lead Team USA past Canada in Thursday's Winter Olympics gold medal game.
This was the seventh gold medal match — and fifth in a row — between the two hockey powerhouses.
MILAN (AP) — A last Olympic goal for Hilary Knight, a gold medal-winning overtime one for Megan Keller, and the Americans cemented their reputation as one of the most dominant women’s hockey teams to take the ice.
SportsLine expert Matt Severance reveals his Canada vs. Finland picks for the Olympics men's hockey Friday semifinal
After defeating Sweden, 5-0, earlier this week, the USA women's hockey team is going for the gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics against Canada.